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The manner in which you get ready for work, go to work, and the way you are while you are there affects not only those you work with, but also the quality of your work

— Thich Nhat Hanh

Elli Weisbaum works with individuals and organizations to bring mindfulness into a wide variety of communities, including education, healthcare and business.

She has worked internationally with scholar, Zen Master and Nobel Peace Prize nominee Thich Nhat Hanh's community facilitating mindfulness workshops and trainings in such diverse places as Germany, Bhutan, India, Canada, the UK and USA. This website offers an overview of her work and offerings.

Organizing a day to explore the research, science and practice of mindfulness

A brief entry to share some joy from this past week! Over the last several months I have been part of the organizing team for the Inaugural Mindfulness Research Symposium at SickKids hospital. I was invited a year ago to join the Mindfulness Project Team…

Applying “beginner’s mind” to the REB process

To complete my degree I will be conducting a research study exploring the application of mindfulness to address physician wellbeing - specifically through the teachings of Thich Nhat Hanh. Before implementing the study, the entire protocol needs to be rigorously designed and then submitted to the hospital’s review ethics board (REB)…

Can you experience true happiness when there is so much to do?

Continuing with the theme from my last post - I have too many things on the go! All of them are wonderful, incredible opportunities that I don’t feel I can say no to. Talking with other grad students this seems to be a pretty constant theme…

Finding the middle way amongst many moving parts…

Starting off 2018 with a few too many moving parts…I am currently working on the study design for my thesis project so we can submit it to the SickKids Hospital REB (Research Ethics Review Board), finishing up my PhD course work…

Tackling self doubt & belonging

Non-judgment, the art of being kind and accepting towards oneself, is an integral part of mindfulness practice. As with many mindfulness concepts it is a simple to say, yet not so easy to practice. When I introduce the idea of non-judgment I often ask participants to share about ways...

How your community can support your resiliency

Sitting in the library today trying to get started writing a big CIHR grant. I realized I could use a little extra energy. So I listened to two practice songs I had on my computer (“Happiness is Here and Now” & “Hold Me”). Both of these songs are energizing and beautiful on their own, but as I...

Yesterday was the first time that my program advisory committee (PAC) met. I am happy to give a spoiler right at the beginning of this post to say that my proposal to integrate mindfulness into all aspects of my PhD was supported by the whole committee! After we met one member of the...

I am currently enrolled full-time as a PhD student at the Institute of Medical Science (IMS) in the Faculty of Medicine at the University of Toronto. On orientation day one of the faculty members addressed the incoming Masters and PhD students saying "shout if you are studying stem-cells or...

I’ve been thinking about starting a blog about my adventure through graduate studies, but never knew when to start. Some of the thoughts getting in my way included: should it have been a week before my first class? What if I had thought of starting a blog when I first applied? I should...